Subject: Re: [xsl] Side notes layout in xslt? From: "Peter Flynn peter@xxxxxxxxxxx" <xsl-list-service@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2021 20:55:19 -0000 |
On 14/10/2021 14:19, dvint dvint@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > Yes instead of xslt I meant xsl-fo. I'm going to be using DITA XML and > need to produce a pdf. The elephant in the room is of course LaTeX, which can easily handle the formatting you describe. Outputting LaTeX source from XSLT is straightforward if you have a well-defined architecture as you seem to have. On 13/10/2021 08:55, dvint dvint@xxxxxxxxx wrote: [...] > If feasible, can I make sure the page breaks are the same in the > instructor and student versions? They want to make sure they can > reference page 32 and make sure everyone is looking at the same page. Provided both versions occupy the same space. If one version creates marginal notes longer than the paragraph[s] adjacent to which they fall, you would need a macro in the LaTeX document class to ensure that the same amount of space was left blank in the other version. This problem has long been solved for facing-page translations, where matching paragraphs must be kept aligned across the central gutter, so the code should be reusable. > I suggested outputting to indesign, but they don't want to add more > software so this would be a straight to pdf transformation. If the addition of no-cost software is precluded then I think XSL-FO is your only viable route. Peter
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